Convening Community Leaders for 75 Years
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Facilitating Meaningful Connection among Stakeholders
across the Roaring Fork & Colorado River Valleys
We believe we're all better when we work together.
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From Parachute to Aspen, Colorado, the Hurst Community Initiative works with elected officials, non-elected
community leaders, nonprofits, educational institutions, immigrants, businesses, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, state agencies, community organizers, and industry innovators.
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We invite YOU to join us.
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Hurst Leaders Forum Alumni Reunion 2024
Hurst Leaders Forum Alumni Reunion 2023
Hurst Leaders Forum
for Public Officials & Community Leaders
We understand that our rural communities succeed because of the extraordinary people who live here.
So, we're leading the charge to foster civil discourse that builds trust and strengthens relationships among our region's most influential leaders. In celebration of our complex mosaic of geopolitical, cultural and socioeconomic differences – we're prioritizing connection, friendship, and professional relationships that promote mutual respect and regionally collaborative solutions to the shared challenges of our region.
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Community leaders from across the region meet to discuss what makes a free, just, and equitable society.
Together, we're exploring personal values, public policy, and our individual and collective commitment to the public good.
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PROGRAM DETAILS
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Tuition cost is 100% subsidized by the Hurst Community Initiative, our investment in community leaders
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Curricula is co-moderated by Todd Breyfogle, Colorado native and Executive Director of the Aspen Institute's Executive Leadership Seminars
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Annual cohorts are selected by invitation to maximize diversity and ensure equitable representation from all communities throughout the region. Limited availability in each cohort, convening for six weeks every autumn.
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To learn more about participating in upcoming cohorts, email Evan.Zislis@AspenInstitute.org
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Since 2020, the Hurst Leaders Forum has hosted
115 Total Regional Participants across 5 Cohorts, Including Over
83 Non-Elected Community Leaders & 32 Elected Public Officials
Representing
14 Municipalities,
over 60 Agencies & Non-Profit Organizations,
4 School District Boards &
3 Counties.
WHEN THE FUTURE IS UNCLEAR, BUILDING COMMUNITY STARTS WITH
STRENGTHENING PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS & FINDING COMMON GROUND
FACILITATING COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE SHARED CHALLENGES OF THE ROARING FORK & COLORADO RIVER VALLEYS
We Believe We're All Better When We Work Together
